How many watts does my power supply need to be? Thx!
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"350 Watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 18 amps on the +12 volt rail." Taken from the box. Hope this helps!
592418
If you use a branded or certified power supply (i.e. thermaltake, antec, coolermaster, etc), 420W should be enough (at least 700W for a generic power supply). There are several power calculators in the web so you can be more specific (i.e. aditional fans, lights, drives). I made a calculation with a mid range processor (core i5) and 2 x GT630 (crossfire), and still did not need more than 420W. I hope that helps.
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I know your post was almost a month ago; however if you have not received any help here are the graphic card comparison charts that you need to determine how big an upgrade that the new card would be http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ As far as how big a power supply that you would need, this really depends on how many hard drives, optical drives, ram, etc. that you have. My suggestion would be 600 is usually a decent wattage for a power supply with an upper end graphics card.
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I believe the minimum wattage as stated by manufacturer is 500. But, yes, 600 watts should work for you. I'm currently using the card with a 600 watt PSU with no problems.
1228788
I am not sure. I have previously installed a 1,000W Power Supply. Sorry I could not be of too much help. Regards!
521334
400 would be pushing it. I have a 600w and it does fine. I would say the minimum would be 500w but it really depends on your total power consumption system wide.
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Hey man, the best advice I can give is go to pcpicker dot com and "build" your computer within the website. It should tell ya if 300W is enough. :) That is what I did when building my computer!
1799005
it's 65watts, so it all depends what else you are running. I'd suggest to use a power supply calculator online to figure it out.
656712
Hi,the right questions is, can a 300w power supply handle this motherboard?,the answer is yes,but you need to take into account,that your are going to be very limited if you want to install high consumption devices like graphic cards or 8 cores processors,i suggest to use a more powerfull PSU,at least 500 Watts for better performance.
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You will have to open it and see if you have a PCI Express available and that your power supply has enough amps. amps-at least 24 on the 12V rail. Watts-450
1199901
If you have on a built in (on the motherboard) video card- 350 watt is fine. If you have a external gamer video card, then a bigger power supply you will need. These Antec power supplies are a VERY good choice.
2157790
I believe the minimum power supply is 500W. I use a 550W and haven't had any problems.
980059
Im never a 100% So I always use PSU calculators and find out my systems watt consumption. But as far as connections, it should work as this is a fully modular PSU. You can Google PSU calculators to help you guess how much you'll need. I always go a little over what they suggest incase you want to add stuff later and to be safe in case there is any fluctuation in power
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60Watts is the minimum that you should use if that's what your computer says. Using a 90W power supply is actually preferable as it will last longer and run cooler.
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No, I got a 550 watt power supply and it didn't work you need at least a 750 watt.
895684
I have minimal wattage from my power source. the rating is for max need. mine runs my media center without lag i don't know about games but i am very happy with my graphics. i think you have more than enough wattage. and you can't beat the price
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Too late for you know obviously being a month later after question but in case anyone reads this deciding as well. Irregardless of the wattage, you need 30 amps or more. If you get a psu with a solid single rail all you need is 30 because all these video cards give an estimate assuming the amps are spread out on 2 or more separate 12v rails. The guy with the SFX 450W is actually more than enough because it contains a single rail with 36 amps. Don't listen to the people who say you need 650 amps, that's ridiculous unless you plan on doing sli.